Another great plan calling for “bold ideas” to repair and expand our nation’s transportation infrastructure; another great plan most likely destined to be filed away and forgotten. Just take a look at ...

One of the more interesting discussions that came out of the 95 th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington D.C. this week centered on how to accommodate freight needs ...

While many supply chain leaders focused on the peak shopping season, holiday sales, and returns, transportation policy and freight market dynamics continued to move quickly. Over the past month, a ...

Every day, freight and goods move up and down the Northeast Corridor on their way to manufacturers, stores and consumers. The shared recognition of the economic importance of the freight and goods ...

Texas was the highest ranked freight plan in ATRI's research based in part on the state's use of detailed commodity and freight flow data. Photo: ATRI The American Transportation Research Institute on ...

One of the first lessons small carriers learn the hard way is that freight doesn’t move the same every week of the year. You might be booked solid in April and struggling for a load in September. That ...

At the end of 2019 – December 27, to be exact – the US Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary – filed a request for information regarding the development of a National Freight Strategic ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on May 17 released its 2045 Freight Movement Plan (FMP), a comprehensive strategic plan for moving goods throughout the Commonwealth. According ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As cities continue to embrace designs for “complete streets,” tailored for cars, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling alongside one another, urban planners should consider freight ...

The debate over freight rail has become so all-consuming and contentious that some are wondering whether it will end up killing the Southwest Light Rail Transit line altogether. But you’d hardly know ...

Throughout 2018, the ratio of loads to trucks in the DAT network of load boards has set new records. For the week ending May 12, the ratio was highest in the flatbed market with 102 loads posted for ...

While planning policy reforms are bound to attract attention, it is important that other priorities, such as the urgent need to focus on people and skills, aren’t overlooked. To increase the capacity ...